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Okinawa '45

Okinawa '45: Death of the Yamato

7 April 1945 – The Japanese battleship Yamato under attack by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft in the East China Sea. A bomb explodes off her port side as fires rage near the aft 155mm turret. Yamato would sink hours later in one of the most dramatic naval battles of WW2. U.S. Navy photo L42-09.06.05, Naval History & Heritage Command – Public Domain

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Goalhanger

19 Jun, 2025

WW2 Pod We Have Ways

53 Mins

Battle of Okinawa

kamikaze

U.S. Marine Corps (USMC)

1945

The Imperial Japanese Army Air Service (IJAAS)

The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA)

United States Navy

The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN)

War in the Pacific

Seaborne Invasions

How was the Yamato the mightiest warship in history? What did the Americans do to prevent Imperial Japanese forces from getting to Okinawa in April 1945? In what ways were Kamikaze attacks doomed to fail?
Join James Holland and Al Murray for Part 2 of this series as they explore the brutal land and sea fighting on both sides at Okinawa, and the experiences that shaped the fateful decision to drop the atomic bombs.

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James Holland

Historian, writer, and podcaster, specialises in World War II and hosts "We Have Ways" podcast.

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Al Murray, comedian, writer, and historian, co-hosts the WWII podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk and writes on

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